contract

contrat

Accord, généralement écrit, qui oblige légalement des personnes ou des organisations à respecter leurs engagements.

En anglais simple : An agreement, usually written, that legally requires people or organizations to do what they promise.

• Please read the contract before signing.
• Her contract ends in June.
• They have signed contracts with three suppliers.

Comment l'utiliser : contract with someone (We signed a contract with a local builder.); contract to do something (The firm won a contract to repair the bridge.)

Synonymes : agreement

Expressions courantes : sign a contract, employment contract, contract with someone, binding contract

mission, contrat temporaire

Travail que l’on accepte d’effectuer pendant une durée limitée.

En anglais simple : A period of work that you agree to do for a limited time.

• She is on a six-month contract.
• He worked two short contracts abroad.
• My current contract finishes next week.

Synonymes : assignment, temporary job

Expressions courantes : six-month contract, short contract, work a contract

se contracter, rétrécir

Devenir plus petit, plus court ou plus serré.

En anglais simple : To become smaller, shorter, or tighter.

• Metal contracts as it cools.
• Your muscles contract when you lift something.
• The economy contracted last year.

Synonymes : shrink

Contraires : expand

Expressions courantes : contract in cold, muscles contract, contract a muscle, contract into something

contracter

Attraper une maladie ou une infection.

En anglais simple : To catch a disease or infection.

• He contracted malaria while travelling.
• Several workers contracted the virus.
• You can contract this infection through dirty water.

Synonymes : catch, acquire

Expressions courantes : contract a disease, contract an infection, contract malaria

engager, passer un contrat avec

Conclure un accord légal avec quelqu’un pour qu’il effectue un travail.

En anglais simple : To make a legal agreement with someone to do a job.

• We contracted a local cleaning company.
• The council contracted engineers to inspect the bridge.
• They have contracted with us to supply furniture.

Comment l'utiliser : contract someone to do something (We contracted a firm to paint the offices.); contract with someone to do something (They contracted with a builder to repair the roof.)

Synonymes : hire, engage

Expressions courantes : contract someone, contract with someone, contract to supply